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Jul

2025

Thank You For Celebrating Me; Redirects Your Gifts To The Poor – Obi Tells Supporters

Thank You For Celebrating Me; Redirects Your Gifts To Poor – Obi Tells Supporters Labour Party presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed heartfelt appreciation to supporters across Nigeria and beyond for the overwhelming show of love and goodwill as he marked his 64th birthday. Obi’s birthday, celebrated on Saturday, July 19, was marked with community service and solidarity gatherings in various parts of the world, especially by members of the Obidient Movement and other well-wishers. In a statement he issued on Sunday from Rome, Italy, Obi reiterated his lifelong philosophy of shunning extravagant personal…

Jul

2025

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Ikenna Ukwa Rejoices With Uche Ogboso & Wife On Their Wedding/Trading Marriage Ceremony

Abia North, Culture, News Flash, Ohafia LGA, People & Events

IKENNA UKWA REJOICES WITH UCHE OGBOSO & WIFE ON THEIR WEDDING/TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE CEREMONY The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa today Saturday 19th July 2025 stormed Akanu Ohafia in Ohafia LGA of Abia State to grace the wedding/traditional marriage ceremony of High Chief Uche Ogboso and his wife, Rev Mrs Nene. Hon (Dr) Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa in his felicitation message at the reception venue, congratulated High Chief Uche Ogboso, who is an APC stalwart in Abia State, and his wife, Nene for their union. He prayed to God to grant them a peaceful,…

Jul

2025

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Just In: Ikenna Ukwa Inspects The Ongoing Installation Of Solar Powered Street Lights In Elu & Amaekpu Ohafia

Abia North, Abia State, News Flash

JUST IN: IKENNA UKWA INSPECTS THE ONGOING INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED STREET LIGHTS IN ELU & AMAEKPU OHAFIA The Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa tonight inspected the ongoing installation of solar-powered street lights in Elu and Amaekpu Ohafia which he attracted through the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The inspection was part of his efforts to ensure that the projects are executed efficiently and effectively in the designated areas mapped out by the domiciled agency as directed by the community leaders. Conducting Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa and his team round some of…

Jul

2025

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Tinubu Appoints Babangida’s Son As BOA Chairman, Others To Heads Agencies(Full List)

FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu Appoints Babangida’s Son As BOA Chairman, Others To Heads Agencies (Full List) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida popularly known as IBB the chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture. The appointment of Babangida was announced in a statement issued on Friday by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga. His appointment was announced with seven others appointed as chairmen or directors-general of Federal agencies. STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASEPRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS MUHAMMAD BABANGIDA CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK OF AGRICULTURE, OTHERS AS CHAIRMEN AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida,…

Jul

2025

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Natasha Announces New Date To Return To Senate

Judiciary, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Natasha Announces New Date To Return To Senate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has informed the Senate of her decision to return to legislative duties on July 22, 2025. This follows a recent Federal High Court ruling that nullified her suspension and directed the Senate to reinstate her. The court delivered its judgment on July 4, stating that her suspension was excessive and should be set aside. However, the Senate, through the Clerk of the National Assembly, claimed the judgment was not a direct order but a suggestion. This position was communicated after Akpoti-Uduaghan earlier announced plans to resume on July 14.…

Jul

2025

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Atiku-Led Coalition Bribed ADC State Officials To Vacate Office – Kachikwu

News Flash, Politics

Atiku-led Coalition Bribed ADC State Officials To Vacate Office – Kachikwu The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 election, Dumebi Kachikwu, has accused the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition of offering N20 million to state chairpersons of the party to vacate their positions. On Thursday, Mr Kachikwu made the allegation in a statement sighted by AttNews. Atiku, a former Nigeria’s vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, is leading a coalition of some opposition leaders working to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The coalition has adopted the ADC…

Jul

2025

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Tinubu, APC Spent $18 Billion To Repair Refineries, Then Quietly Sold Them Without Audit – ADC Alleges

FGN, News Flash, Oil & Gas, Politics

Tinubu, APC Spent $18 Billion To Repair Refineries Then Quietly Sold Them Without Audit – ADC Alleges The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded a full audit of Nigeria’s refineries, citing recent reports that allege that successive governments have spent nearly $18 billion on the rehabilitation of the three major refineries in the country. In a statement by the ADC’s national publicity secretary and coalition spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party questioned whether the Tinubu administration has been deceiving Nigerians, having recently spent over $2.8 billion on the refineries, before declaring that they were moribund. The full statement read: The…

Jul

2025

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President Tinubu Renames Federal University After Buhari

Education, News Flash, Politics, Presidency

Tinubu Renames Federal University After Buhari President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced that the University of Maiduguri would be renamed in honour of the late leader, Muhammadu Buhari. The institution will now be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri. Presiding over the session, President Tinubu delivered a stirring tribute, celebrating Buhari’s life as one defined by discipline, moral fortitude, and unwavering patriotism. He described Buhari not as a perfect man—no leader is—but as a good, decent, and honourable man. While acknowledging that Buhari’s record, like all legacies, will be subject to debate, Tinubu insisted that the character he brought…

Jul

2025

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Gov. Otti Flags Off Rehabilitation Of ABA Regional Water Scheme

Abia State, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash

GOV. OTTI FLAGS OFF REHABILITATION OF ABA REGIONAL WATER SCHEME. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has officially flagged-off the rehabilitation of Aba Regional Water Scheme, an initiative set up by the State Government to increase access to safe drinking water for every family in the State. Flagging off the project at the premises of St. Joseph's College, CKC Aba, Governor Alex Otti noted that, the resuscitation of the existing water schemes and the addition of new ones across the State are the integral components of the Abia Integrated WASH Accelerated Programme. In the words of Governor Otti, "Our vision…

Jul

2025

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2027: Obi Will Opt Out Of Coalition If He Doesn’t Get Ticket – Obedient DG

News Flash, Politics

2027: Obi Will Opt Out Of Coalition If He Doesn’t Get Ticket — Obidient DG The Director-General of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has revealed that the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, will contest the 2027 presidential election regardless of getting the opposition coalition ticket or not. AttNews reports that the national opposition coalition group has endorsed the Action Democratic Congress, (ADC), as the party for the 2027 election. But since the unveiling of the opposition coalition, there has been concern over the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket. Many leaders of the coalition, including Mr Obi, former…